BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Post-traffic holiday congestion returned to near-normal Thursday morning without any reports of major accidents across the region.

9:30 a.m.: The roads remain clear of any major accidents as congestion from the morning commute gives way to normal daily traffic flow.

8:50 a.m.: As the region's traffic picture gradually clears, no major accidents have been reported.

Delays tied to a few minor accidents and normal congestion continue in some areas:

Coalburg Road at Daniel Payne Drive

U.S. 280 westbound near Cherokee Road

Carraway Boulevard through downtown Birmingham

I-20 westbound beginning at Cook Springs Road

7:59 a.m.: No reports of major accidents in the area, but major delays along the U.S. 280 corridor inbound to I-459 and on I-65 northbound north of I-459.

Selected estimated travel times (based on conditions at 7:55 a.m.):

18 minutes on I-20/59 eastbound from the I-459 interchange through downtown, average speed 60 mph

25 minutes on I-65 northbound from Pelham to downtown, average speeds 60 mph to I-459, 41 mph from I-459 to downtown

7:43 a.m.: Traffic congestion is heavy in several areas at the midpoint of the morning commute.

Drivers report U.S. 280 is seriously clogged through the Inverness area, clearing a bit westbound past The Summit and I-459 but also becoming congested there.

There are also delays along I-65 northbound through Alabaster and Pelham, with speeds of less than 40 mph reported north of the I-459 interchange through Hoover.

6:46 a.m.: Drivers report light to moderate traffic across the region with building congestion.

Periods of congestion are slowing speeds on I-459 southbound from the I-59 interchange, along Coalburg Road approaching Daniel Payne Drive in Birmingham and in the Green Springs Highway/Valley Avenue area of Homewood.